Post by STU on Aug 26, 2010 21:59:14 GMT -5
I'm basically doing the same thing as this article but with my own custom spacer. I didn't want a clutch cable laying or burning on my headers so I decided to go with a hydraulic throw out bearing. My clutch pedal and cross shaft is out of 94 Mustang GT.
www.sccoa.com/articles/r&eracing.html
With my SN95 T-5 and it's longer input shaft there is lots of room for the Ford M5OD to-bearing to have the total stroke/freeplay adjusted by milling the back of the spacer. The bearing is pretty much at zero stroke now. I need to have the old t-o bearing sleeve cut down and re-inserted into the stock bearing retainer so there is a place for the input seal to sit....Minor detail. I had to dig through my metric bolt bucket to find some Ford bolts with the undersize heads to clear the inside diameter of the M5OD bearing - found 4 ideal bolts. My Wilwood hydraulic clutch M/C is in so I have to pick that up tommorow....Coming together feverishly now...The 9" rear is re-assembled as of tonight with a brand new Yukon agressive trac loc doging up the wheels. ;D Once the clutch is fit and the bugs are worked out my machinist is going to modify my new B&M ripper short throw shifter to take the Hurst Indy shifter I had for the auto trans so it will fit the bench perfectly. Once the clutch is done and I finish re-fitting the dual exhaust to the headers and MAC mufflers we will be setting the 351W in for a test run to check for interference and noises. The last pic basically shows where the lines will be clocked to go through the old fork hole in the bellhousing.
www.sccoa.com/articles/r&eracing.html
With my SN95 T-5 and it's longer input shaft there is lots of room for the Ford M5OD to-bearing to have the total stroke/freeplay adjusted by milling the back of the spacer. The bearing is pretty much at zero stroke now. I need to have the old t-o bearing sleeve cut down and re-inserted into the stock bearing retainer so there is a place for the input seal to sit....Minor detail. I had to dig through my metric bolt bucket to find some Ford bolts with the undersize heads to clear the inside diameter of the M5OD bearing - found 4 ideal bolts. My Wilwood hydraulic clutch M/C is in so I have to pick that up tommorow....Coming together feverishly now...The 9" rear is re-assembled as of tonight with a brand new Yukon agressive trac loc doging up the wheels. ;D Once the clutch is fit and the bugs are worked out my machinist is going to modify my new B&M ripper short throw shifter to take the Hurst Indy shifter I had for the auto trans so it will fit the bench perfectly. Once the clutch is done and I finish re-fitting the dual exhaust to the headers and MAC mufflers we will be setting the 351W in for a test run to check for interference and noises. The last pic basically shows where the lines will be clocked to go through the old fork hole in the bellhousing.
